Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

January 15, 2021

Perceived Interruptions to HIV Prevention and Treatment Services Associated with COVID-19 for Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in 20 Countries

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More stringent pandemic control responses were correlated with decreased perceived access to HIV prevention and treatment services in a study of 10,654 men who have sex with men from 20 countries. For every ten-point increase in stringency, assessed with the Oxford Government Response Tracker Stringency Index, there was a 3% reduction in the prevalence of perceived access to in-person testing, a 6% reduction in access to self-testing, and a 5% reduction in access to pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV (PrEP).

Rao et al. (Jan 13, 2021). Perceived Interruptions to HIV Prevention and Treatment Services Associated with COVID-19 for Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in 20 Countries. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000002620